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Scottish MEP Alyn Smith has cautiously welcomed FIFA’s reply on Israeli settlement clubs, after he led a joint call from 66 Members of the European Parliament across all political groups, urging FIFA to ban Israel’s illegal settlement clubs.

Contributing to the annual EU State of the Union debate in Strasbourg today, SNP MEP Alyn Smith slammed the deeply dishonest Leave campaign in the UK, and appealed to European colleagues for time while the implications of what Brexit actually means are worked out.

Scottish MEP Alyn Smith has called for Jose Manuel Barroso to resign from his position at Goldman Sachs or face the European Court of Justice to argue he has committed no breach or potentially have his EU pension docked.

The SNP Member of the European Parliament's Foreign Affairs Committee called on FIFA to respect its own rules, by excluding 5 Israeli football clubs based in settlements, as they are illegal under international law.

Welcome to your latest weekly bulletin on Scotland and Europe. As we’ve been told again this week, Brexit means Brexit. But what does Brexit mean? Why, Brexit of course! David Davis' statement this week certainly didn't leave us any wiser.

The whole point to independence is that we will not emulate the UK in how we work in the world. We will inherit an embarrassment of riches other countries would give their eye teeth for. English speaking, in the “middle” time zone to reach around the world, with a historical link to the Commonwealth, as well as deeper links to the European continent, Scandinavia and Russia.

The SNP Member of the European Parliament's Foreign Affairs Committee condemned allegations, made by the UK Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson, that there was no proof the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen was in “clear breach” of international humanitarian law.

Once again, it's time for your weekly Brexit Bulletin, a brief roundup of the stories you may have missed on all things Brexit. The Scottish Government continues to take matters seriously, and the smart move in appointing Michael Russell as EU negotiations Minister shows we're putting our heavy hitters in place for what is to come.